Scottie Scheffler Wins $10 Million and Passes Tiger Woods With His Second FedEx Cup
Scottie Scheffler began Sunday three shots behind. He finished it with a second FedEx Cup, another $10 million and a PGA Tour money record that Tiger Woods had held for nearly 26 years.
The world’s top-ranked golfer closed with a 4-under-par 66 at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, finishing the Tour Championship at 16-under 264 and defeating Viktor Hovland by three strokes. The victory raised Scheffler’s official PGA Tour career earnings to $130,390,661, moving him ahead of Woods’ $120,999,166 total.
It was the 22nd PGA Tour victory of Scheffler’s career and his third win of 2026, according to the Associated Press. The PGA Tour’s official account confirmed the comeback and his second season championship.
A three-shot deficit disappeared in four holes
Hovland began the final round at 15 under, three shots ahead of Scheffler. That advantage did not survive the opening stretch.
Scheffler hit a 5-iron to within two inches on the 211-yard second hole, setting up a birdie. He then rolled in a 25-foot birdie at the fourth to draw level. Scheffler moved ahead for the first time at No. 13 and added another birdie at the 16th while the rest of the leading group struggled to break par.
His closing 66 included six birdies and two bogeys. Hovland shot 72 and finished second at 13-under 267, earning $5 million. Ryan Gerard shared third place.
The result also marked Scheffler’s first outright low 72-hole score at the Tour Championship. His previous FedEx Cup triumph came under the tournament’s former staggered-start format.
The $10 million victory changed golf’s money list
This year’s $40 million Tour Championship purse counts as official prize money. Scheffler’s $10 million winner’s share lifted him to $130,390,661 in PGA Tour career earnings—$9,391,495 more than Woods’ official total.
The record is eye-catching, but it is not a simple measure of greatness across eras. Woods played most of his dominant years when tournament purses were dramatically smaller. Before the playoffs, Scheffler acknowledged that modern prize levels were a major reason the record was within reach.
Woods’ money-list lead had stood since early in his career and survived for almost 26 years. Scheffler reached the top in far fewer starts, but with access to elevated purses, playoff bonuses converted into official money and a vastly richer PGA Tour economy.
The better comparison may be how consistently both players separated themselves from their contemporaries. Scheffler has now won 22 times since the start of 2022 and has spent years at No. 1 while compiling one of golf’s most sustained modern runs.
A second FedEx Cup places Scheffler in rare company
Scheffler has won the FedEx Cup twice in three years. He joins Woods and Rory McIlroy as the only golfers with multiple titles since the playoff system began in 2007.
Sunday’s victory was also Scheffler’s fourth FedEx Cup playoff win, tying Woods for third on the all-time playoff list behind Dustin Johnson and McIlroy, who each have six.
The championship followed an uneven regular season by Scheffler’s recent standards. He entered the postseason with one victory but repeatedly finished near the top of leaderboards. Then he won the FedEx St. Jude Championship by eight strokes and closed the playoffs by overtaking Hovland at East Lake.
ESPN’s tournament report noted that the finish strengthened Scheffler’s case for a fifth consecutive PGA Tour Player of the Year award. Winning again would tie Woods for the longest streak of consecutive awards.
The number that matters most
The career-earnings record will dominate the headline because it connects Scheffler’s era directly to Woods’. But the way he won may matter more to the golfer himself: he chased down a three-shot deficit, produced the best round among the contenders and ended the season with the biggest prize available.
After the round, Scheffler celebrated with a rare beer and called it well earned. The money record may eventually fall as purses continue to rise. A second FedEx Cup—and the comeback that delivered it—will remain part of his competitive record.
